MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL SELECTS ELEKTA AS NEW VENDOR FOR COMPLETE CANCER TREATMENT SOLUTION
Largest hospital in New England orders four treatment systemsPRESS RELEASE Stockholm, Sweden, October 2, 2009 Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center has purchased four radiation therapy treatment systems from Elekta, including three Elekta Infinity and one Elekta Synergy® S. The order, which includes information management software, will enable the facility to offer patients a complete cancer treatment solution from the company. The three Infinity systems position MGH to take advantage of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT), a new radiation therapy technique that allows